wish you were here
So right now im on the sunny beaches of Sardinia probably getting geared up for todays live session at Ambra Day, gonna be a special show for me indeed as im doing all new material, looking forward to getting a reaction to it as its mostly been in the studio all summer! Kinda nervous but hey ho what ever happens it will be lots of fun! So wish you all were here but as your not and as im not either (i wrote this on friday, ah the joys of scheduled blogging!) heres a look back to last years amazing live session with Lynx & Kemo, DRS and myself at the beautiful Bal Harbour!
3,2,1 im gone ;)
So long, adieu goodbye my lovelies i have gone to further shores…ok im only in Belgium today but tomorrow ill be even further and then a week from now ill be in Berlin, not touching UK soil til Oct 4th, i can feel you miss me already as much as i miss you X
capsule wardrobe hell
Ok so obviously i am yet to pack for my two months away in two different climates, as usual i have left every thing fashionably to the last minute. The main problem with the task in hand is the dreaded baggage limit on the Easyjet flights im taking, to try and solve this almighty problem i have been vainly trying to put together a capsule wardrobe which is a f**king nightmare! First off theres way to much information about this on the internet, various blogs with written essays on how to construct your personal perfect capsule wardrobes each of them equally dull. I mean 2 pairs of trousers and 1 pair of jeans how the hell am i supposed to choose between the 30 pairs of bottoms stacked up in my wardrobe? 2 Jackets, just two jackets and one of them is supposed to be a cardigan, what?!? Stick to neutral shades navy, beige, white, but where does my red Wrath reeboks or yellow Dynasty dress fit into that colour scheme….yeah i know i’ve worn it 3 times since i got it but still, i need it just incase!? (more…)
tomorrow is laundry day :)
No no no not dirty washing, please put ya knickers away, im talking about the festival in Belguim, cant wait to get over there on Saturday to wail over Netsky’s set in his home town, if past events are anything to go by its gonna be crazy and the perfect way to kick off the month of September adventures 
Flying into Sardinia on Sunday for the mighty mighty sun and bass and after a week of that im off to Berlin til Nov! Playing around Germany so keep an eye out for when and where right here….in the meantime if your in Belguim, Antwerp tomorrow make sure you reach Laundry Day for some of this….
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yes mista french man whatever you say!
Saian Supa Crew are the dope shit, (though im by far superior on the playstation, Glasto ’03 FACT) if you dont know about them then please get to know, they have been tearing up microphones for at least 12 years that i know of and have consistently kept me captivated without having had a single idea of what their on about. I think that’s the test of a good rapper, if you don’t even understand the language he’s speaking but the flow is still dope enough to keep your attention. In fact with some of the ish these rappers are calling lyrics nowadays it would be a blessing to not have to understand whats being said…i wonder if Tinchy knows french? Anyhoo this song is ridiculous and has been in my top 10 sexy hip-hop tunes since i first heard it way back when, so many sounds, instruments, vocal tones, its just straight butter….makes me want to dance around in my underwear in front of curtainless windows with a soft light on at night, ‘ahoy there neighbor!’
do vegetables have their own language?
Or do they only make beautiful music when blown into by a human? hmmmmm only one way to find out, pass me a leek please. Oh wait, hold that vegetable i can just watch this instead
so thats what gale was singing
Keeping in theme i thought we’d head to Italy next by way of New Mexico, Albuquerque to be exact. Breaking Bad watchers might recognize this foreign blur of words from Season 3, for the rest of you this will mean nothing. Gale is idly watering his plants whilst singing along to this fun ditty by an Italian vocal quartet from the 1940s just before the chicken man pays him a visit. So wish i could find a clip of Gale actually singing this from the show but there’s nothing on line and i can’t post it myself as Youtube r straight hating on me after the condom film from the other day…still is a fun listen, especially when the high parts kick in and totally foreign as i cant understand a bloody word, roll on Berlin!
whiskey cola
Some where in the world its drinking time
Yay i did it with less than 3 wks to go and under £200 to spare when i land i have got myself a flat in Berlin for my two months visit! It couldn’t be more perfect, cheap gorgeous, round the corner from my long time friends, graffiti in the stairwells and has a cafe downstairs, das is gut!! To celebrate im blogging foreign stuff all day, i want to get in the mode of not understanding anything around me apart from the odd word…like ‘Whiskey Cola’.
Yeah i know the video is not German but ill get to that by the end of the day!
sun & bass competition mixes – edanuk
Im thinking this year theres gonna be alot of sick house parties in San Teodoro this September judging by some of these DJ mixes from festival goers hoping to win a set at this years Sun & Bass. Theres enough entries to give me a daily fix until the off lets hope there all as good as this from EdanUK, i can almost feel the sun coming through my speakers on this selection perfect for getting reayd after a day at the beach 
sun & bass competition mixes – outline
The competition has closed to win a set at this years Sun & Bass festival in Sardinia however the mixes are still up online for your listening pleasure, today i’ve been enjoying Outlines upload at full blast and if you like laid back breaks and beats i think you should do the same too
two weeks to go…
Wow time is flying like mythical pigs round here and the official end to my summer is drawing closer and closer, Sun & Bass 2010! Im so excited that i’d thought i’d remind myself of whats in store by watching this short film from last years festivities hosted by Bailey! If you haven’t got your ticket yet and are still in need of a festival fix, it aint to late to get your sh*t together and go, see you on the beach bee-yatches!
carnival urban nerds style!
Wow is the end of summer so nigh? It must be if carnival is rolling round next weekend! So many parties, so many DJ’s, so many acts but where to go, who to see and what to spend ya hard earned cash money on? Well heres a little sweetner from the Urban Nerd boys in preparation for their big Carnival knees up in that infamous warehouse out East, that might just swing the almighty decision in their favour! Trouble and Bass boys Supra1 have put together a SICK mix ahead of their set at the Urban Nerds vs Bigger than Barry Carnival Special, its free to download in just about every format so click the tracklist after the jump to get your digital mitts on it and get ready people for the ultimate Carnival warm up next Saturday the 28th August @ The Hewitt ST Car Park, Urban Nerd style For tickets link click on Back of Flyer with the ridiculous line up….. (more…)
tease me tease me tease me baby!
Ha ha its going off to night in Brighton for the 90′s massive, Chaka Demus and Pliers are at Concorde and me and my sister have been practicing our bogle all week for the front row! I cant believe some people have never heard this song before…for everyone else may the weekend begin with this dancehall (pop) classic ribbed for the wickedest ride
saturday night snaps by Ellie G
Last weekend was at the Hare & Hound in Birmingham for the Utah Jazz album party longside the man himself, Nu:Tone and STanza. Massive thanks to Ric for inviting me down there was a very fun night (apart from the weird guy who replied to me answering his question about Burger Bar shouts with ‘thats a great answer for a journalist’…ok then mate). Met lots of lovely people including my sister in name sakes….Ellie Gibbons who was snap happy in the crowd, loving the pics missy thanks so much for sharing, find out more on her website
ya dam skippy!
A Late night phone call from Alexander Nut means that tonight im off to Amsterdam to play at Strange Fruit, am i excited? Ya dam skippy i am, Jean Claude Van Dam and Yosemite Sam, ill see you in the DampKring by 6pm
i’ve woken up german
I dreamt i was living there last night and fluent in German, its very frustrating to understand non of this song when in my dreams i was yelling it at the top of my German voice!
cream of da crop, mmm tasty!
Tomorrow night in Manchester, sorry, Salford im gonna be singing to to the sounds of Johnny Dub , Illum Sphere, Natalie Esquire longside Inja for the Cream of the Crop Launch a project from HussainDeyn celebrating a selection of my home towns finest raw talent. Been dope getting to know some amazing creatives in my home town and will be even more fun tomorrow getting drunk with them all and of course you, so come get busy in izzy- i mean the Islington Mill, full details after the jump…(i know, i know i shouldn’t use that phrase but i cant help myself)
finally a gig in the UK :)
Hosting from 12.30-1.30 with Mutated Forms @Sno!zone Milton Keynes for Infraction part of a massive line up as you can see above. Partying with my sister and Grid Recordings crew gonna be a very fun May the 1st indeed holla if ya see us 
the best volcano joke so far!
Well seeing as all flights are still grounded and all gigs are off (sorry Austria!) the only thing left to do is laugh
Thanks to Kadija for that one
if the vocalnic ash subsides ill be here this weekend!
Getting all excited and ready to rock it with Kabuki this weekend and then there was a volcano ? Austrian crew keep ya fingers crossed, cause at the moment no planes are flying from Manchester Airport thanks to Icelands misunderstanding of the request to ‘send cash’ (terrible joke there courtesy of @Thebadderman ).
pineapple straw brie’s
Loving this picture sent from Dave Refell (one of many fun people i met this weekend in Londinium!) it came with the quote ‘Cause Strawberries are made from Straw & Brie’ *giggles*
the original die antwoord
Watkin Tudor Jones is a f**king bad man master of disguises, if you don’t know (well you actually probably do because as i’ve said before he’s Die Antwoords frontman) get to know! For all those waiting to be schooled please take the time to watch part 7 of the MZANSI documentary on youtube to see Da Ninja in his former dayze as the wild life cookin, golf playing, short wearing, dark haired cape town lothario Waddy Jones
sing it like kd lang – konstanz raven(sburg)
Ill never be a comedian, however i make my self laugh which is the most important thing Finally got my pictures on me mac from 2 weekends ago in Ravensburg, players ville south Germany…and i say that cause its famous for board games, hence a random blue monopoly house on the hill outside of town!
Was a really nice gig at Douala, i even got a stripper stage minus pole and the locals seemed to enjoy the performance, two even got me to sign their arms! I danced the rest of the night away in the back room with a Lemmy lookalike who’s worked at the club for 14 years, his English was as good as my German (next to none) but we giggled so much about nothing in particular til Lars started dropping the dubstep and I retired to the dj booth for some private skanking, not long after that Panda was looking a little fragile, so i had to take him back to the hotel, ready for the trip over Lake Konstanz back to Zurich in the following hours. The gig, the trip, the people were lovely, see for ya self ….
